Wikipedia's first sentence called it “campaign waged by syrian government forces and their allies from iran and russia against the remaining forces o”. Today it says “campaign of the syrian arab armed forces forces and their allies aimed at eliminating the remnants of the islam”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
"In 24 hours | ISIS cells execute three attacks leaving nine casualties of regime and Iranian militias" . The New Voice of Ukraine . "Syrian desert | Russian-backed "25 Division" commander injured by explosion of ISIS' old landmine and nearly 80 airstrikes hit Syrian desert since early July 2022" . "On motorbikes | IS*IS cells attack positions of "Iraqi Nujabaa Movement" militia in Al-Shola Desert leaving casualties" . "New reinforcements | Regime forces bring military equipment following death of 50 soldiers in different IS*IS attacks in one week" . " "ISIS" attack | Member of "Suheil Al-Hasan" division killed in Khanaser desert east of Aleppo" . "Amid escalating attacks by ISIS | The 11th and 18th Divisions of regime forces bring in military reinforcement to regime positions in Palmyra" . "Fourth attack in less than 30 hours | ISIS attacks positions of regime forces and affiliated militias in eastern Homs" . "ISIS attack | The number of regime soldiers killed in today's attack in Palmyra desert increases to two" . "ISIS resurgence | Many regime soldiers killed and injured in clashes in eastern Al-Raqqah, while Russian jet attacks ISIS positions in the west" . "Amid blazing events in Ghuwayran prison | Regime helicopters target ISIS hideouts in Syrian desert" . "IS*IS resurgence | Two members of regime forces kil*led in two separate attacks in Deir Ezzor" . "ISIS attack | Ten casualties among Iran-backed "Said Al-Shuhadaa" Iraqi militias in Syrian desert" . "Supervised by Russian officers | Regime forces and their military formations deploy at 20 checkpoints in Syrian desert" . "Despite military campaigns and airstrikes | ISIS members carry out attack on group affiliated with "Liwa'a Al-Quds" in Homs desert destroying two military vehicles" . "إيران المتمددة فكرياً ومذهبياً وعسكرياً بأكثر من 3850 مجنداً ومتطوعاً تجابه الرفض الروسي والأخيرة تسعى لكبح جماح السيطرة الإيرانية الواسعة في سوريا" . "About 4800 ISIS members have gotten out within about 67 days since Trump's decision to withdraw out of more than 44 thousand who left the east of Euphrates" . "ISIS withdraws from al-Bokamal city after killing about 50 of the regime forces, Iranian Forces, and militias loyal to them in 72 hours • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" . "ISIS attack on regime vehicle | Five regime soldiers killed and wounded in southwest of Al-Raqqa" . "ISIS resurgence in 2024 | ISIS kills over 750 civilians and combatants in nearly 500 operations in Syrian desert and SDF-controlled areas and loses 117 fighters and commanders in counter operations" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
"Although they have been besieged by Russia, Iran, and the regime for two years, thousands of ISIS members are still within an area of 4000 km² without any intention to launch a military operation against them" . Suriyak ISIS in February: regime and SDF launch large-scale security campaigns…Coalition continue co-operation with SDF to eliminate ISIS resurgence Mohammad Alhaj, ed. "Iran-backed militias risk dragging Iraq deeper into regional conflicts - Mamoon Alabbasi - AW" . "About 4800 ISIS members have gotten out within about 67 days since Trump's decision to withdraw out of more than 44 thousand who left the east of Euphrates" . إيران المتمددة فكرياً ومذهبياً وعسكرياً بأكثر من 3850 مجنداً ومتطوعاً تجابه الرفض الروسي والأخيرة تسعى لكبح جماح السيطرة الإيرانية الواسعة في سوريا
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present) is a campaign waged by Syrian government forces and their allies, including Iran and Russia , against the remaining forces of the Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian Desert region. "Although they have been besieged by Russia, Iran, and the regime for two years, thousands of ISIS members are still within an area of 4000 km² without any intention to launch a military operation against them" . "ISIS in February: regime and SDF launch large-scale security campaigns…Coalition continue co-operation with SDF to eliminate ISIS resurgence" . "إيران المتمددة فكرياً ومذهبياً وعسكرياً بأكثر من 3850 مجنداً ومتطوعاً تجابه الرفض الروسي والأخيرة تسعى لكبح جماح السيطرة الإيرانية الواسعة في سوريا" . "About 4800 ISIS members have gotten out within about 67 days since Trump's decision to withdraw out of more than 44 thousand who left the east of Euphrates" . "ISIS withdraws from al-Bokamal city after killing about 50 of the regime forces, Iranian Forces, and militias loyal to them in 72 hours • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" ."Death toll update | 33 regime soldiers killed in most violent operation by "ISIS" during 2023" ."ISIS resurgence in 2022 | ISIS kills 611 persons in areas controlled by Syrian regime and SDF and loses 566 fighters, including successor of Al-Baghdadi • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights" .
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Then
campaign waged by syrian government forces and their allies from iran and russia against the remaining forces o
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campaign of the syrian arab armed forces forces and their allies aimed at eliminating the remnants of the islam
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